Monday’s Briefing: Off To Denver

The focus of New York politics shifts to Denver this week (and next) as the candidates for President have their made-for-TV conventions.  Most of New York’s political elite is there, too. 361New Yorkers are delegates to the convention.  Only two of them are named Clinton , though one of the two will get more attention than the other 360. VP pick Joe Biden has a strong tie to Central New York.  He’s a graduate of Syracuse University’s law school and his first wife, who died in a car crash with their young daughter weeks after he was elected to the Senate, hailed from Auburn.  SU, naturally, is pleased . So much for that.  Elsewhere: Gov. Paterson (who’s in Denver and will speak at the convention) finally took the gloves off a little and did some partisan slapping-around of the Republican-run State Senate . The Gov. wants more power to get rid of regulations that businesses don’t like. He’s frozen medical malpractic...